| Serial Number | 99297350 |
| Word Mark | MIT |
| Filing Date | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 |
| Status | 700 - REGISTERED |
| Status Date | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| Registration Number | 8095978 |
| Registration Date | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| Mark Drawing | 3 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) |
| Published for Opposition Date | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 |
| Goods and Services | Lanyards for holding keys; Key chains; Key chains for use as jewelry |
| Description of Mark | The mark consists of a half-body graphic of a stylized beaver facing forward, with the beaver’s right front paw slightly raised and flexed, left front paw facing downward at the beaver’s side, and the tail positioned in proximity to the left side of the beaver. The beaver has large front teeth jutting outward from the muzzle which is positioned in a grin. The beaver is wearing a T-shirt featuring “MIT” in stylized letters in the front of the T-shirt. The use of grayscale in the mark is for shading purposes only and color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. |
| International Class | 014 - Precious metals and their alloys and goods in precious metals or coated therewith, not included in other classes; jewelry, precious stones; horological and chronometric instruments. |
| US Class Codes | 002, 027, 028, 050 |
| Class Status Code | 6 - Active |
| Class Status Date | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 |
| Primary Code | 014 |
| First Use Anywhere Date | Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
| First Use In Commerce Date | Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
| Party Name | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
| Party Type | 30 - Original Registrant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 |
| Party Name | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
| Party Type | 20 - Owner at Publication |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 |
| Party Name | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
| Party Type | 10 - Original Applicant |
| Legal Entity Type | 03 - Corporation |
| Address | CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 |
| Event Date | Event Description |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION ENTERED |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED |
| Saturday, October 18, 2025 | NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED |
| Monday, October 20, 2025 | NOTICE OF DESIGN SEARCH CODE E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED |
| Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER |
| Tuesday, January 6, 2026 | NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED |